Medical Marijuana Patient Fired And Then Awarded Unemployment

After a long and lengthy battle with the courts the medical patients receives unemployment after being terminated from their job. The employer stated they have a zero tolerance policy on drugs but did not use a licensed or certified laboratory for testing. Seems fair to me that this patient would get unemployment funding, I would hope that they get financial compensation for the grief of being fired. It really sounds like the company was using some eBay drug testing strips to check out their employees. Who know's how accurate and consistent those things are. It good to hear that patient received some help.

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A medical marijuana patient in Colorado has been rewarded unemployment benefits after being fired from his job for positive drug test results.

The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled in Sosa v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office that the evidence presented by an employer at a claims hearing fell short of proving a sufficient basis for the denial of unemployment benefits to the man, who tested positive in the employer’s drug screen, according to Lexology.

A registered medical marijuana patient was required to undergo urinalysis when his supervisor claimed the employee exhibited “behavior suggesting he might be under the influence of drugs.”